Glens Falls Hospital is proud to have earned independent third-party accreditations from some of the most distinguished health care organizations in the country.
Awards & Recognition
- NYS Department of Health Designation – Center of Excellence for Alzheimer’s Disease
- NYS Department of Health Designation – New York State Stroke Center
- American Heart Association/American Stroke Association – Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Bronze Quality Achievement Award (2019)
- American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines® Target: Stroke Honor Roll Silver Plus Quality Achievement Award (2020)
- American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines® Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award ; Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll (2021)
- American Heart Association – Mission: Lifeline – STEMI Receiving Center BRONZE Achievement Award Hospital
- Blue Cross Blue Shield – Blue Distinction Center for Maternity Care – The Joyce Stock Snuggery
- National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) – Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognized (8 regional medical centers)
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) – Carotid Artery Stenting Facility
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) – Comprehensive Primary Care Plus Participant
Accreditations
Glens Falls Hospital
Accrediting body: DNV GL
Accreditation: Accredited Hospital for Quality and Patient Safety
By earning accreditation from DNV GL – Healthcare, Glens Falls Hospital has demonstrated it meets or exceeds patient safety standards (Conditions of Participation) set forth by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. DNV GL’s accreditation program is the only one to integrate the ISO 9001 Quality Management System with the Medicare Conditions of Participation. DNV GL is a world-leading certification body that operates in more than 100 countries.
Glens Falls Hospital
Accrediting body: American Nurses Credentialing Center
Accreditation: Magnet Recognized
Magnet Recognition is the gold standard for nursing excellence. To receive Magnet Recognition by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), an organization must demonstrate excellent quality outcomes, satisfied patients, and engaged nurses. The Magnet Recognition Program designates organizations worldwide where nursing leaders successfully align their nursing strategic goals to improve the organization’s patient outcomes. The Magnet Recognition Program provides a roadmap to nursing excellence, which benefits the whole of an organization.
C.R. Wood Cancer Center
Accrediting body: American College of Surgeons
Accreditation: Community Hospital Comprehensive Cancer Program
A Community Hospital Comprehensive Cancer Program is a facility that handles 650 or more newly diagnosed cancer cases each year and provides a full range of diagnostic and treatment services on site or by referral. The members of the medical staff are board certified in the major medical specialties, including oncology where available, and participation in clinical research is required.
Medical Imaging/Radiology
Accrediting body: American College of Radiology
Accreditation: Accreditation of Ultrasound, CT Scanner, PET Scanner, and MRI
ACR accredits facilities in ten different imaging modalities. The ACR offers programs in all modalities now mandated for accreditation under the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA) as well as under the Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA).
The Regional Diabetes and Nutrition Center
Accrediting body: American Association of Diabetes Educators
Accreditation: Self-Management Education Classes
Accreditation is awarded to programs that meet the national standards for Diabetes-Self Management Education and Support set forth by the AADE Diabetes Education Accreditation program.
Glens Falls Hospital and Adirondack Cardiology
Accrediting body: Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC)
Accreditation: Adult Transthoracic
Accreditation by the IAC means that Glens Falls Hospital and Adirondack Cardiology have undergone a thorough review of its operational and technical components by a panel of experts. The IAC grants accreditation only to those facilities that are found to be providing quality patient care, in compliance with national standards through a comprehensive application process including detailed case study review.
IAC accreditation is a “seal of approval” that patients can rely on as an indication that the facility has been carefully critiqued on all aspects of its operations considered relevant by medical experts in the field of Echocardiography.
Glens Falls Hospital and Adirondack Cardiology
Accrediting body: Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC)
Accreditation: Vascular Testing, including Extracranial Cerebrovascular Testing and Peripheral Venous Testing
Accreditation by the IAC means that Glens Falls Hospital and Adirondack Cardiology have undergone a thorough review of its operational and technical components by a panel of experts. The IAC grants accreditation only to those facilities that are found to be providing quality patient care, in compliance with national standards through a comprehensive application process including detailed case study review.
IAC accreditation is a “seal of approval” that patients can rely on as an indication that the facility has been carefully critiqued on all aspects of its operations considered relevant by medical experts in the field of Vascular Testing.
Glens Falls Hospital and Adirondack Cardiology
Accrediting body: Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC)
Accreditation: Echocardiography
Accreditation by the IAC means that Glens Falls Hospital and Adirondack Cardiology have undergone a thorough review of its operational and technical components by a panel of experts. The IAC grants accreditation only to those facilities that are found to be providing quality patient care, in compliance with national standards through a comprehensive application process including detailed case study review.
IAC accreditation is a “seal of approval” that patients can rely on as an indication that the facility has been carefully critiqued on all aspects of its operations considered relevant by medical experts in the field of Echocardiography.
Glens Falls Hospital and Adirondack Cardiology
Accrediting body: Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC)
Accreditation: Nuclear Cardiology
Accreditation by the IAC means that Glens Falls Hospital and Adirondack Cardiology have undergone a thorough review of its operational and technical components by a panel of experts. The IAC grants accreditation only to those facilities that are found to be providing quality patient care, in compliance with national standards through a comprehensive application process including detailed case study review.
IAC accreditation is a “seal of approval” that patients can rely on as an indication that the facility has been carefully critiqued on all aspects of its operations considered relevant by medical experts in the field of Nuclear Cardiology.
C. R. Wood Cancer Center at Glens Falls Hospital
Accrediting body: American College of Radiation Oncology
Accreditation: Radiation Therapy
This practice has met the requirements established by the American College of Radiation Oncology necessary for high quality care and the safety of patients undergoing radiation therapy.
Glens Falls Hospital Breast Center
Accrediting body: American College of Radiology
Accreditation: Mammography Accreditation Program (Breast Center)
The Mammography Accreditation Program provides facilities with peer review and constructive feedback on staff qualifications, equipment, quality control, quality assurance, image quality and radiation dose. The Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA) requires all U.S. mammography facilities to be accredited.
Glens Falls Hospital
Accrediting Body: American College of Radiology (ARC)
Accreditation: Breast Imaging Center of Excellence
The ACR recognizes breast imaging centers that have earned accreditation in mammography, stereotactic breast biopsy, breast ultrasound, ultrasound guided breast biopsy and breast MRI. This peer review has determined that this facility has achieved high practice standards in image quality, personnel qualifications, facility equipment, quality control procedures, and quality assurance programs.
Nurse Residency Program at Glens Falls Hospital
Accrediting Body: American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
Accreditation: Practice Transition Program with Distinction
The Nurse Residency Program is accredited with distinction as a Practice Transition Program by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation in Practice Transition Programs.
The current sites included in this accreditation with distinction designation are: Glens Falls Hospital
The current workplace settings included in this accreditation with distinction designation are: Medical-Surgical and Telemetry/Neuroscience
The ANCC Practice Transition Accreditation validates hospital residency programs that transition registered nurses (RNs) into practice settings that meet rigorous, evidence-based standards for quality and excellence. Nurses in accredited transition programs, like the Nurse Residency Program at Glens Falls Hospital, experience curricula that promote the acquisition of knowledge, skills and professional behaviors necessary to deliver safe, high-quality care.
Glens Falls Hospital – Stroke Center
Certification Agency: DNV GL
Certification: Primary Stroke Center
Glens Falls Hospital has received certification from DNV GL Healthcare as a Primary Stroke Center, affirming the hospital’s readiness to handle a full range of stroke-related medical problems. The DNV GL Healthcare Primary Stroke Center Certification is based on standards set forth by the Brain Attack Coalition and the American Stroke Association, and affirms that the medical center addresses the full spectrum of stroke care – diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation and education – and establishes clear metrics to evaluate outcomes.
Glens Falls Hospital
Awarding Body: The Healthcare Association of New York State
Award: HANYS Commitment to Excellence
The Healthcare Association of New York State Commitment to Excellence initiative is designed to showcase New York healthcare organizations’ significant and ongoing commitment to quality and patient safety. New York’s healthcare providers are working together to improve patient care, the patient experience and clinical and operational outcomes. C2X℠ provides a forum for healthcare providers to profess their dedication to learn and stay on the cutting edge of healthcare practices and use their combined knowledge, expertise and best practices to achieve healthcare excellence.
Glens Falls Hospital
Awarding Body: Association for the Health Care Environment
Award/Certificate: Clean Facility
The Association for the Health Care Environment (AHE) is the recognized authority in health care environmental services, and professional membership group of the American Hospital Association. AHE released the Pathways to Clean certificate program as a resource for members and the environmental services community at large in response to COVID-19. The program includes training and education content related to COVID-19, infection prevention strategies, cleaning, disinfection, sanitation, emerging pathogens, and preparedness for biological events.
Glens Falls Hospital
Awarding Body: Forbes
Award: America’s Best-In-State Employers
Glens Falls Hospital has been recognized on the Forbes list of Best-In-State Employers 2021 as one of the best places to work in New York. This prestigious award is presented by Forbes and Statista Inc., the world-leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider. America’s Best-In-State Employers 2021 were identified in an independent survey based on direct and indirect recommendations from employees who were asked to rate their willingness to recommend their own employers to friends and family. Employees were also asked to evaluate other employers in their respective industry and state that stood out either positively or negatively.
